Boston
Tasted Wednesday, January 26, 2011 by hutch with 1,615 views
The tasting was held at the Boston Harbor Hotel on Rowe's Wharf. The weather was not that great, which led to the event being much less crowded, and afforded us more time and room to try the wines. We tried the right bank wines 1st, then moved to the left bank based more on the position of the tables then on what would be the proper order. From our perspective, the right bank wines shown brightest, and there few wines that didn't impress us from Saint-Emilion or Pomerol.
There weren't many Pomerol producers present, but the wines showed very well. It's likely some of these scores would have been bumped up a point but these were the first wines I tried so might have been a little rough.
Very well represented, and the wines showed fantastically. The Franc Mayne and Figeac are the only ones that I wouldn't recommend, not taking price into consideration. Really, there's four wines here that I would consider for the top five of the tasting.
Big, rich, prefumey nose. Soft, and a sense of elegance and a delicate note, and then the oak and richness rolls in. A great wine, but not at the top level that this can reach. 92-94
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Pretty nose. Rich and oaky. Nice. A little clipped on the finish. 88-90
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Muted aromatics. Medium bodied. More restrained, and softer then most of the other Saint-Emillions. Nice though, and the price is decent. 89-91
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Balanced. Cooler fruit. Refined. I really like the elegance and balance with this wine. Already drinking wonderfully. 92-94
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This was a candidate for wine of the tasting. Big and rich, but the fruit is cool and fresh. Nice. Refined and superbly balanced. great finish that is haunting in it's length and evocativeness. 92-95
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Cool fresh fruit. Tasty, and a good value. Great finish. 91-93
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ripe, but it's balanced. Seems a little simple. This is fine, but I was a little disappointed. 88-90
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Red fruits. Tannic. This needs some time. Great, minerally finish. I might be low, as this could blossom with a few years. 88-90
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Meatier wine. A little riper then some of the others, as well. Lighter bodied, doesn't have that richness, the sexiness. Still nice, just different. 87-89
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Richer and meatier wine. Some guts to this. Quite nice. 89-91
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Ripe nose. Good fruit. Smooth, and drinking really well right now. This is excellent. 90-92
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Medium nose. Ripe, but balanced. Less oak then some of the others. 90-92
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Rich, soft palate. Just delicious stuff. This is probably in my top 5 of the tasting. 92-94
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Rich and lots of fruit on the nose. Modern styled. Full bodied, almost Napaesque. Amazing finish that's all Bordeaux, though. Earth and minerals there. 91-93, but this is one that will probably find many people going lower or higher then that score.
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Med+ body. Rich, pencilly stuff going on. Nice, but a little different then the others. Would have probably thought it was left bank. 90-92
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Big, rich nose. Really concentrated. This one went a little over the top for me. Not my style, but my objective score would be 90-92 because it is really well made, and with great fruit.
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Dark and inky. Big, perfumey, showy nose. Rich and dense. Full bodied wine. Oaky, chocolate, mocha notes. Awesome finish. Not sure, this is really toeing the wine of overdoing it for me, but it seems to work, in the sense that it's pretty delicious and you want to go back for another sip. 92-94
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Tried these wines, and wasn't really able to give them the attention I might have wished. However, the prices of most of the whites keep me from usually having a lot of interest.
Medium bodied. Rich and yummy. This is what I like about white Bordeaux.
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Blueberry on the nose. Medium bodied. Smooth and easy going. Very nice, and easy on the palate. 89-90
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Rich, full bodied, delicious, a this is why Graves is so famous for white wine wine. 90-92
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Great nose. Some citrus notes on both the aromatics and palate. Ok.
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Brighter in style. Good fruit. Citrusy.
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Bright fruit. Rich. Full, perfumey nose. This is nice.
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Richer style. White stone fruit. This is nice.
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Has a cinnamon tone to it. Solid.
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Medium bodied. Rich. Very good. My palate wasn't fresh enough to really judge this well, but 90+ without a doubt.
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Big, rich white. Pineapple flavors. This is a big 'un.
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Beautiful, full bodied white. Extremely rich, and I understand everyone's comments about the oak, but I found this in balance and just a decadent treat. 92+
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Tried this after the Pape Clement, which might have been rough on this wine, since it is a lighter style. Either way, I liked it.
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This seemed like the strongest region on the left bank during the tasting, but that might have something to do with the fact that there were so many wines from there. The wines did stand out, but the wines from St. Julien were probably more consistently good, while Margaux tended to have more highs and lows.
Soft, fruity. Good. 87-88
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Wonderful nose. I really dig this. Very good. 88-90
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Eh?
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Austere. Medium bodied. A little tannic. A little tough to get through right now.
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Has a blackberry, seductive thing on the nose. Rich, sweet fruit. Very giving. A little juicy on the finish. This is a little slutty. I like it. 90-92
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Funky nose. Good. 88-90
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Sweet, sensual nose. Fruity, sappy young palate. Nice. 89-92
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Pencil ish. Austere. Seems a little closed down, but there's something here, me thinks. 88+?
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Rich nose. A little funk. Pretty delicious. Modern style. 90-92
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Medium bodied. Good. 88-91
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Seseme seeds on the nose. Bright. Solid. Good. There's a citrus thing going on here that I'm not sure what to make of. 89-91
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Easy going as compared to others. 87-89
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A little perfume on the nose. Rich. Some tannins. Nice. 89-91
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These wines showed really well, and would be the region in the left bank I would most likely buy blindly on.
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Sweeter fruit. Sweet fruit with hints of pencil. Very good. 88-90
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Tannic and austere. To tough to get through to rate right now.
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Pencil. Tough. Big tannins. Give this time. It's there, though. 89-92
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Great aromatics, to the point that the palate seems a little simple as compared to them. Real perfumey. Really nice finish. 88-91
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This has a nice rich body to it. Good fruit. Really enjoyable, on the upper end of the Saint Julien field. 91-92
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Sweet seductive nose. a little more giving then some of the other wines. This has it. I'd give it time, and I think there will be some rewards for those that do. In the top five of the tasting. 91-94
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Richer in style. There's a saline note to this wine. 88-90
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Muted nose. Good, there's a grapefruit element here. Odd. 87?
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Some really nice wines, but quite a few disappointments as well.
Medium bodied. Nice. 88-89
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I was a little disappointed in this wine. Red fruits on the nose. Medium bodied. Nice earthiness here, but overall a little simple. 87-88
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I thought this an improvement from the Clerc Milon, but am still not sure I'd pony up the money to buy it. 88-90
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Ripe, plummy nose. Cool fruit. Pencil. Structured. Good. 88-91
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There's a fruit cake element here. A little tannic. Needs to settle down. 88?
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Beautiful nose. Pencil lead. Tight and tough to get through this, but it's got the stuffing. 89-92
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Major pencil lead action. Really cool aromatics. A little angular. Good. 88091
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One of my favorites of the tasting. Structured, royal nose. Large, but balanced. Buff. This is a really royal wine. Let it age for at least five years. 92-94
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I thought this pales in comparison to the Baron. Plummy nose. Baking spices. Rich and oaky. I don't know about this. 87-89
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Only five wines from this region, and none of them wowed me. This is the region I'd be the most cautious about.
Pencil. Tannic. Tight. 87-89?
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Ok. Good fruit. Fine, but I usually like this a little more. 87-89
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Tough nose to get through. A little tight. Hmmm... 87-89?
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Ok. Solid. 86-88
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Muted nose. Tight.
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This is where I hoped to find values, but there aren't a whole lot to be found, with some exceptions.
Cool nose. Good fruit. Rich. This works for under $20. 87+
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Easy going. Ok, but a little boring. 85-86
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Nice aromatics. Shows some elegance here. Tannic, serious wine. Really nice. 88-90
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Funky, earthy wine. This is nice, but would have to come under $20 for it to work for me, which isn't going to happen in my neck of the woods.
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Plum and spice box nose. Medium bodied. a little simple. Ok. 85-87
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Pencilly, austere nose. Nice, a little more giving on the palate. 87+
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Easy going. The price is a little more then I'd like it to be.
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Really like the label. Easy going, seems like it would work in the American market. I wish it was about $15, but it ain't. 86-87
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Medium bodied. Red fruits. Ok. 87+
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This had a sour, odd nose. It was a little odd on the palate. I can't imagine it was an off bottle, but the wine I tried did not seem comparable to the wines being described here.
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Overall, my top five would have to be: Clinet, Canon, Canon La Gaffeliere, Leoville Poyferre, and Pichon Baron
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2008 Château Beauregard 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Softer. Less appealing then the Clinet I had before this, but most of the wines were less appealing then the Clinet. Great finish. 89-91
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2008 Château Clinet 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
One of my favorite wines of the tasting. Less perfumey on the nose. The palate is full, soft, and delicious. Some chocolate and mocha tones. A little oak. Amazing finish. Really great wine. 91-94
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2008 Château Gazin Pomerol 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Dark, rich fruit. Some seductive tones to this wine. A little hard on the finish for now. 90-92
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2006 Château La Cabanne 88 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Nice fruit. Tannic. a little lean. Good.
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2008 Château La Conseillante 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Pretty nose. Great fruit. warm, soft, with great structure. Very nice. 90-92
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